Kate Middleton's Unexpected Reunion Stirs Wedding Buzz
Kate Middleton crossed paths with ex Rupert Finch at the weekend wedding of Peter Phillips and Harriet Sperling.
Middleton and Prince William attended the nuptials in the Cotswolds side-by-side in support of Phillips, who is the Prince of Wales’ cousin.
The Princess of Wales, 44, donned a beige boucle-knit Roland Mouret frock with a stylish matching hat and heels for the outing, while William wore a traditional morning suit.
Finch — who arrived with his wife, Lady Natasha Rufus Isaacs — also wore a traditional suit. Lady Natasha wore a blue floral dress.
Alongside William and Kate, other royals to attend the ceremony included Phillips’ sister Zara Tindall and her husband, Mike Tindall, as well as King Charles, Queen Camilla, and Princess Anne.
Phillips’ nuptials — his second following his divorce from from Autumn Kelly in 2021 after 12 years of marriage — took place at All Saints Church in the village of Kemble.
Middleton and Finch, 47, dated in 2001 when they were both attending St. Andrews.
In fact, at the time of Middleton’s famed 2002 fashion show appearance — in which she donned a sheer mini dress and was said to have caught the eye of Prince William — she was allegedly involved with Finch.
According to Tatler, Finch “was reportedly her casual boyfriend and a tall, dark and handsome aspiring lawyer in his fourth year at St Andrews” at the time.
The romance was portrayed on the sixth and final season of “The Crown,” with Oli Green playing Finch and Meg Bellamy portraying the future Princess of Wales.
The former couple has remained tight-lipped about their past romance, with Finch once saying, “It’s not something I’ll ever talk about. It’s between Kate and me and was a long time ago.”
The Prince and Princess of Wales proceeded to date for nearly a decade before becoming engaged in October 2010.
They went on to marry in a lavish royal ceremony at Westminster Abbey on April 29, 2011 — with Finch in attendance.
The couple have since welcomed children Prince George, 12, Princess Charlotte, 11, and Prince Louis, 8.
The couple marked 15 years of marriage in a sweet social media post in April, sharing a casual photo of the family lying on the grass and taking in some sun.
“Celebrating 15 years of marriage ❤️” they captioned the pic.
Finch, meanwhile, married Lady Natasha back in 2013. They welcomed daughters Georgia Finch in 2015, Cienna Finch in 2017, and India Finch in 2020.
